secession guy. we have a two-party system in this country. and that is what half of our two-party system is. that is half of what is supposed to be plausible in american politics. rick santorum at world net daily. also, cane fighting. that does it for tonight. the royal family in waiting. a live report on kate's condition. flu season hits with a vefr vengeance. a new picture of the man who killed trayvon martin. and a new first for rg-3 and a new life. good morning, everyone.

i'm lynn berry. we're going to begin with breaking news out of the middle east. according to iran's state tv, the revolutionary guard captured a u.s. drone. the aircraft was flying in iran's airspace and brought down by electronic jamming. we're working to confirm this story. more details as soon as we have them. elsewhere, with only four weeks to go before we reach that fiscal cliff, republicans offer a proposal for a new deal. it had few specifics. the white house rejected it. tracie potts joins us from washington with the details. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. with a white house proposal and republican proposal on the table, you'd think we would have somewhere to begin negotiations. the white house says what republicans have offered isn't even a start. six governors, democrats, and republicans weigh in on the fiscal cliff today. what will they tell president obama about the spending cuts and tax increases now just 28 days away?

>> we must reign in our out of control spending. >> reporter: republicans have an offer, $800 billion in new taxes, half what the president wanted. $600 billion saved in part by making americans wait until they're 67 to get medicare. plus more cuts totalling $2.2 trillion. but no tax hikes for the wealthy. >> that's just not going to happen. >> reporter: the pentagon could take the biggest hit from president obama told defense experts monday, don't worry. >> even as we make very tough fiscal choices, we're going to keep investing in these programs. >> reporter: he went online on youtube and twitter explaining why he thinks the rich should pay more. going over the fiscal cliff could cost america jobs. >> we're only expanding 2% right now. it needs to be considerably higher to bring more people off unemployment. >> reporter: for the jobless, president obama is asking congress for millions more. and more on the president's plan which will pitch to governors today largely spares social

security and medicare. >> tracie potts for us in washington, thank you. now to the crisis in syria. new reports that the white house and its allies are weighing military options to secure syria's chemical and biological weapons. president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton both issued warnings to syria monday after intelligence picked up signs the assad regime might be making preparations of some kind with its large stockpile of chemical weapons. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> meanwhile, "the new york times" reports russia appears to be weakening in its steadfast support for president assad. the senior turkish official says

moscow agreed to a new approach that would seek ways to persuade assad to relinquish power. kate middleton remains in a london hospital today as the world learns she is expecting. there is a sign of how much thins changed since another royal pregnancy, the one that would lead to the birth of her husband, prince william. remember this? >> lady diana spencer became the princess of wales in the ceremony watched by the world at the end of july buckingham palace today say she is expecting. >> nbc's michelles could inski is in london for us. folks team to be a tad excited about this. >> yeah, it's great news. and also difficult news for kate since she's been feeling so poorly. this morning the palace is trying to maintain privacy surrounding this while she's still in the hospital suffering from very severe morning

sickness. the palace did say this is very early in the pregnancy. it's not yet three months. but will not be giving daily updates on her condition. the british press is reporting she's resting, doing okay and has had to be on a drip after being sick for several days. and also allegedly the queen herself did not know about the pregnancy until yesterday when the young couple drove themselves to the hospital. reportedly they were waiting to tell the family at christmas time. certainly this is not the way the palace would have liked ideally to deliver this news. it is very exciting. it's being met with joy and congratulations from around the world. lynn? >> mimichelle, thank you so muc. now a look at your national weather. bill karins spent all morning predicting what the name would be, whether it's a boy or girl. i don't even know he has a forecast today. do you? >> no. you may think this is funny. i was in first grade and i remember how excited i was that

william was princess diane why's first kid. that was my name. i was like, yeah, i'm prince. >> did you tell all the ladies? >> i did. first grade, on the swings. i got first pick of the swings that day. good morning, everyone. the big story in the weather world, of course, the amazingly warm, unusual crazy december temperatures. in some areas as far north as the great lakes and to the 70s. people were wearing shorts yesterday. there is no snow to be found all the way up to the border with canada. i mean it wasn't just isolated. this was across the country from denver all the way to the eastern seaboard. it continues today. yeah, there is more than one ice rink with puddles on it. yesterday's highs, we were 70 in chicago. one away from the all time december high. st. louis was in the mid 70s. we were even 71 in d.c. it was like just such a large area that it encompassed. colder air is starting to filter in behind a front in the midwest. so we're back to normal in the northern plains and the rockies. but everywhere from texas

through southern ohio and all the way to the east coast, you're still going to have one more exceptionally warm day ahead of this front. there are showers on that front. it's really nothing severe. just a few thunderstorms in the ozarks. back out west, another storm dumping heavy rain. this time it's primarily northern portions of the west coast. up in the northwest. in california our rivers have receded so that's good. as far as the um brobrella weat toledo, detroit, bring your umbrella with you for the morning commute. back down towards st. louis. you're going to have wet weather to deal with, too. you can see the showers right now approaching over the top of st. louis. so your forecast today, this is the bottle it up enjoy it while it lasts day, 70s all the way as far north as philadelphia today, even baltimore. new england a little cooler there. mid 50s in boston this time of year. you're loving that. chicago, it's not like they're complaining. in chicago, they went from 70 to 55. that is still by their standards in december, very, very nice.

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the flu season has already kicked in with a vengeance for some. cases are arriving in five southern states and doctors are urging people to get flu shots. the palestinian envoy to the united nations is condemning israel for plans for new settlements. and the united states says the construction would be damaging to prospect of renewed peace talks. in atlanta, 43 students and 10 adults at an elementary school were taken to hospitals because of potentially deadly carbon monoxide levels near a furnace. the school wasn't required by

threw have carbon monoxide dedetectiveors. in fact, only two states require them. and lawyers released this high resolution color photographer taken the night he shot trayvon martin. the image shows blood dripping down zimmerman's face. a rare public ceremony honored those who served in covert u.s. forces in afghanistan. marine sergeant william sutra jr. was awarded the navy cross and three others received silver stars. and the voyager one spacecraft is about to be the first man made object to leave our solar system. it is sailing toward interstellar space. here's your first look at this morning's dish of "scrambled politics." michael bloomberg had an interesting idea about who should run for his job next year. secretary of state hillary clinton. three sources tell "the new york

times" that bloomberg called clinton and pitched the idea months ago but clinton made it clear she wasn't interested. meanwhile, bloomberg news reports vogue editor already an ambassador to fashion could be named a real ambassador to great britain or france. she was among the obama campaign's biggest fundraisers. just weeks after winning re-election to her ninth term, missouri congress wam jwoman jo emerson is going to resign. four other house republicans have been booted from committees they serve on. a gop leadership aide says they were out offed by the republican conference because "not team players." it certainly wasn't the most high profile kennedy wedding, but joe kennedy iii is now a married man. the grandson of robert f. kennedy tied the not saturday in

california. things may be tense between senator mccain and john kerry but they were able to liten the mood as mccain joked by kerry's nomination to an obama cabinet. >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. >> you didn't hear the joke. he called him mr. secretary. it didn't take long for kerry to give as good as he got. >> tnk you very much mr. president. this is what happens when you get too losers. >> you don't see that very often. that's your morning ditch of "scrambled politics." >> along with continuing worry about the fiscal cliff, stocks fell monday after disappointing manufacturing numbers which sh

rufr shrunk to the lowest levels in three years. shopaholics drop an average of $263 a month in washington, d.c. that's more than anywhere else in the country. andrew zimmer, the host of bizarre foods on the travel channel is blasting yelp.com. he says reviews of restaurants and other businesses should be left to the pros. he claims too many people abuse the site and try to blackmail the merchants they're commenting on. trial began monday in italy for superstar fashion designers. they're charged with tax evasion. they deny any wrongdoing. finally, it may be the only time you smile about a story on the fiscal cliff. you need to check out this youtube video of a little boy glued to the animation used by our friends at cnbc. [ laughing ]

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a new report in today's new york post claims kansas city chiefs linebacker jovan belcher

spent the night with another woman at her apartment before going home and killing his girlfriend and then himself. next to a shocking video, this out of santa fe, new mexico, it's of a blind student being dragged down a hallway by his teacher. a surveillance camera captured the teacher dragging the student to her room. in kentucky, a heinous kidnapping scheme was uncovered during a traffic stop. police arrested three suspects after discovering a store clerk bound and locked in the car trunk. they beat the 22-year-old and stole his car for joy riding. and oregon couple also had some incredible luck on their side when a 100 foot tall tree fell on their car. the couple had just returned from house hunting when a gust of wind sent the tree crashing down. both lunged toward the car floor. they survived that freak accident with minor injuries. unbelievable.

one zoo in oregon has a big task for their newest arrival. a baby asian elephant was born at the zoo last week and now she needs a name. and they're looking for your help. the zoo is holding an online vote to decide between names through sunday evening. the names come all from thai inspiration. they range in meaning from good hearted to glorious or simply just perfection. all right. how about a little sports? we'll start with monday night football. redskins and giants. washington's robert griffin iii ran an option play as he was tackled. the football came loose but it went right into the hands of the right guy, teammate joshua morgan. he scooped up the fumble and took it in for the touchdown. the skins beat big blue 17-16. in the nba, clippers combination of chris paul to blake griffith gave los angeles the lead in the fourth quarter. the clippers hung on to defeat the utah jazz 105-104. in overtime, portland made

some clutch three pointers. the trail blazers beat the charlotte bobcats 118-112. elsewhere, 68 days until pitchers and catchers but it's never too early to talk about baseball, right? yankees third baseman alex rodriguez will soon have surgery on his left hip. that's going to keep baseball's highest paid player out of action until june. former phillies and mets outfielder lenny dykstra has been sentenced to 6 1/2 months in prison for bankruptcy fraud. and legend airy fighter mohammed ali was named the king of boxing at the world's boxing council's 50th annual convention in cancun, mexico. the 70-year-old ali was heavyweight champion three time. finally, some skaters in canada took their sport to extreme heights. athletes strapped on protective gear to sprint to the finish line in a down hill skating race. competitors battled a few falls there. narrow lanes and extreme speeds. if they want to take the lead, the rules even allow for contact

between the skaters. so as can you imagine, crashes are nearly inevitable with that fast and winding track. makes for good video for us. now for a look at your weather, let's check back in with bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. >> that's entertaining. if you or i or the staff were to do it that, would be really entertaining. >> and i will refuse to participate in. that i'll be on the sidelines. >> lame. >> i know. >> good morning, everyone. if you're leaving in new jersey, out your door or new york city area, southern connecticut, some showers are about to move through. they're already coming in pretty good now, moving on interstate 78 and 80 across new jersey and into the greater new york city area. they'll be in and out quickly by 8:00 a.m. they should be overwith. it's little area of showers. you can see it right here. southern hudson valley to just north of philadelphia. that's about it. those will quickly blow through long island and also through connecticut as we go throughout the early morning. after that, the warm front goes through and will warm up in a hurry. a pool of cold air moved in overnight over new england. hartford at 32.

it's 17 degrees warmer right now in new york. but that cold air that just temporarily settled in overnight will be pushed out in a hurry during the day to day. all the warm air to the south will win out. temperatures are going to rise rapidly. should head up to 58 today in hartford after starting out in 32. that is pretty incredible, almost a 30 degree temperature rise during the daylight hours. 73 the forecast high in washington, d.c. today. you don't even need the jacket this afternoon. you notice the middle of the country, too, very warm. it's just pretty nice. i mean it's ending but enjoy it. >> all right. bill, thanks so much. just ahead, how does lindsay lohan spell trouble? irs. that's right. plus, sometimes a tv shoot can be too realistic. we'll tell you why. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem,

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sophia and aiden are the most popular names this year. sophia and aiden. the least popular name, kimjong sandusky. friends of mitt romney are saying he is bored n.o.w. that he -- bored now that he's not running for president. but not as bored as were when he was running for president. >> the irs is seizing the actresses bank accounts in an effort to recover over $230,000 in unpaid taxes for lindsay lohan. >> she's just getting it all out

for her big come back. >> she has 99 problems and the irs is definitely one. >> i like that. >> news out of the sun dance film festival. a documentary featuring the eagles will make the debut in january. the band worked for the filmmakers for five years. it should be good. another movie premiering at the festival is the steve jobs biopick star ashton kutcher. that wouldn't have been my first choice. some are uneasy about him playing the ceo. at least he looks the part. that's kind of what he looks like anyway. >> remember, steve jobs at the end when he was younger was completely -- >> not the 70s look. this is what happens when a tv news team mistakes a tv set for real life. >> all right. let's go back to that picture from sky cam 9. again, a small plane crash. >> we are just getting word that this is being shot as part of a tv show. >> are you kidding me? they might want to tell the news folks when they're doing this.

are you kidding me? >> are you kidding me? i love it with the little chicago accent. >> you have to tell the news folks before stuff like that happens. >> yeah. note to control room. please never do that to us. >> you already look bad lynn. >> stay tuned, "way too early" starts right now. the obstacle here continues to be with all the hold out hope that we can somehow go through this process and still deliver tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires. and that's just not going to happen. >> okay. good morn